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The newest surgical option for localized kidney cancer using robotic technology to remove the tumor and spare the kidney will be featured in a Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center webcast.
The webcast will feature Ashok K. Hemal, M.D., M.Ch., professor and director of the Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery Program of the Department of Urology, performing robot-assisted, kidney-sparing surgery on a 48-year-old man with kidney cancer. Karim Kader, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of urology, will moderate.
Kidney function is closely linked to overall health and life expectancy, said Hemal, who specializes in treating cancer of the prostate, kidney and bladder with robotic and laparoscopic surgery. In the past it was common to remove the entire kidney and the adrenal gland in cases of localized kidney cancer. But today, we work to preserve the part of the kidney unaffected by cancer.
